#799BCD#799BCD
#799BCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.083 H 257.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #799BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 155, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.27, 1.08, -29.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.27, 29.38, 272.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.34% -0.0175 -0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.34% 0.083 257.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6224, 31.9137, 62.2922) |
| Luminance | 0.3191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.54
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.48
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.58
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.56
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#799BCD #CDAB79
analogous
#79C5CD #799BCD #8179CD
triadic
#799BCD #CD799B #9BCD79
tetradic
#799BCD #CD79C5 #CDAB79 #79CD81
square
#799BCD #CD79C5 #CDAB79 #79CD81
split-complementary
#799BCD #CD8179 #C5CD79
monochromatic
#375D94 #4C7ABC #799BCD #A6BCDE #D2DEEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#799BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#799BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #799BCD
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##799BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##799BCD | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F96CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5BA6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #799bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 155, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.083 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3b8dc',
500: '#799bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #799bcd; $custom-light: #a3b8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#799bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 155,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.714,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68342,
"c": 0.08348,
"h": 257.9
},
"luminance": 0.31915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#799BCD
secondary
#E0D4C2
accent
#802DB9
background
#FAFBFD
surface
#F4F6FB
border
#CED0D4
text
#0F1115
muted
#7F8083